The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.


Daniel Holmes, of Washburn, who fired
his buildings ina fit of insanity recently, is
now being kept under strict surveillance un-
til his removal to the hospital. His broth
ers say he has had odd fits since last fall.
He lived half q mile from neighbors, on an
unfrequented road, and, as it now appears,
had employed himself for two or three days
previous TO the burning in hauling proyis-
Ions from the house to the woods on hand
sled, and burying them in the snow. Sun
day, he himself turned out his cattle, sheep
and horse before setting fire to the buildings.
Since the recent storm the snow is from
five TO six feet on level in Aroostook coun-
ty. At Madawaska there are places where
the snow has drifted to a depth of twenty
feet or more, making rallroading anything
but pleasant.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Miss Ettie Shaw, of Hampden, student
at the Hampden Academy, metwith a pain
full accident night or two ago while coast
ing on one Of the hills. A large number
were sliding ON a horse sled and at a point
where the sled was going at very high rate,
she lost her balance, fell off, striking on her
head and shoulders and fractured her collar
bone.
Mr.. +. b. Shaw. a Corinna merchant, since
the apple harvest last fall, has bought and
forwarded to Liverpool, by ocean steamers
from Portland, 5000 barrels of the orchard
product Of which 1000 barrels were raised
in Piscataquis and the balance in Penobscot
county.
q A despatch to the Lewiston Journal says
there is movement to prevent Mr. Cum;
iningss the postmaster just appointed at Ban.
gor, from getting a commission. strong
remonstranee will be sent 70 President
Cleveland by some of the leading business
men. Cummings has gone to Washington to
look, after his coast defences. 1t is said that
ex- Mayor Bass has swung around for Cum
mings.
The House agreed to the proposition of
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine, which the naval COM
nittee has incorporated in the naval appro-
priation bill, to appropriate $4,000 for the
construction of naval hospital and SANTA
Eium on Widows Island, Penobscot Bay
The purchasers Of the fourteen young bulls
sold from the State College farm, from los1
to 1856, were the following: w. G. Cham
berlain, West Lebanon; Bangor City Farm,
Bangor; Mr. Morrill,, Alton; Mr.. Atkins,
Exeter; j. c. Green, Bangor: Mr.. Comins.
Eddtpgton; M. b. Barnes, Lee; Il. G, Nal
let, Tcpsham; z. g, Brimmer; Nerth Maria
vile: N. y, Haskell, 0rono; w. Hall Il Son,
Brewer, r. u, Blackstone, Alton; S. N.
Kent, Bncksport: A. B. Sutton, 0rono The
proceeds OF the sales were $685. From 1888
totsS6. seven cows were sold from the farm
10 the following: j. c. Green, Bangor; N.
Beamis, Levant X. Sproul, Veazie W.
son, Bangor. The proceeds were $3.50.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. C. S. Ham, Of Foxcroft, recently
Slaughtered COW purchased of George f
Dunham Of that town, by whom ii was fat
tened, the dressed weight of which was 81
pounds. whi,h was probably the heaviest II
the county. This cow was of the Holstel
breed which are acknowledged TO be one O.
the best breeds not only for beef but fol
dairying purposes.
The Dexter Gazette saws young lady whC
died in Sangeryille, lately, is alleged TO have
been in good health until she was vaccinateC
several months ago when she Immediately
showed the effects of bad humors and blood
poisoning, going TO decline which has ter.
minated In death.
WALDO COUNTY.
The spring term Of High School at the
Freedom Academy commenced Monday, +
i. Luce, Principal, with assistants. There
are 60 scholars in attendance.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The International Steamship Company are
10 build dock shed with passenger offices
etc, at PASSPORT, which will be model OF
its kind. The building is to be practically
fre-proof; the walls are to be Of heavy gal
vanized iron, and the roof will be nearly fla
and covered with heavy coat of tar anC
gravel. The frame is to be one of the cele
brated 'Kenpebec" frames, and is being go
cut by the KenDebec Framing Company, O.
F,,irfeld. The entire frame will be fitted al
read(- TO put together, including the larg,
ard Consolidated trusses which support til,
roof and IS TO be delivered March lst.